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Monday, August 12, 2013

OVERNIGHT: Phone Jacking, Robbery Attempt, Cops Depleted

A man reported that an unknown male, Hispanic wearing red pants punched him in the face and attempted to take his wallet outside of Caribou Coffee at Cornelia and Halsted around 3 o'clock this morning. CWB cannot locate a police report for this incident.

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Around 5:15AM, a man near the Addison Red Line station reported that two offenders took his phone and $20. The offenders were last seen going eastbound on Addison in an older model white 4-door Mercury. The offenders are described as:

1) male, black, wearing red shirt and jean shorts

2) male, black, wearing a black Spandex body suit

This incident was classified as a theft under case #HW403964

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And, yes, for the third morning in a row, the district ran out of available radio cars. The RAP (Radio Assignment Pending) status was in effect from 5:25AM until 6:01AM.

1 comment:

How can the 19th District be out of cars and police officers ? Ald Tunny promised additional officers in the form of "Entertainment Cars", "Bicycle Patrols" and "Police Saturation Teams". Where are they ? Hello ? Hello ? Ald. Tunny ? ? ?